1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

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he was killed, on May 3, 1917, at Fresney, France. He was born at
Superior, Wisconsin, February 1, 1891, the son of Edwin S. and
Matilda Knowlton, now of Duluth.
Adam Kucharski, a native Duluthian, was not yet twenty years
old when he enlisted at Duluth, in the early months of the war, in the
Third Minnesota National Guard. He was assigned to Company C,
at Camp Cod3^ New Mexico, and left with the regiment for France.
He was killed in action on September 5, 1918. His father, Anton
Kucharski lives at 316 East Ninth Street, Duluth.
William Henry Lahti was a native of St. Louis County. He
was born April 2, 1895, at Soudan, the son of Alexander Lahti, now
of Cook, St. Louis County. He reported for military duty in May,
1918, and was assigned to an infantry unit. He served in Fran-ce
during the time of greatest stress, and succumbed to influenza on
October 6, 1918.
Svante Lampi, who was killed in action in the Meuse-Argonne
offensive, was well known in Gilbert, where before entering military
service he was a city official. He was of Finnish origin, born in
Karvia, Finland, August 22, 1886, son of Alexander Lampi. He entered
the U. S. Army on May 24, 1918, at Eveleth. From there he
was sent to Camp Lewis, Washington, and there assigned to the
Thirty-Fourth Company, One Hundred and Sixty-Sixth Depot Brigade,
Fortieth Division. Six weeks later he was transferred to Camp
Kearney, California, but within a month was on the way to France,
embarking at Boston on the troopship "Berrima" on August 8, 1918,
with Company I, One Hundred and Fiftieth Infantry, Fortieth Division.
On September 25th he was transferred to Company D, One
Hundred and Ninth Infantry, Fortieth Division, and was with that
unit when he met his death, in action, on October 7, 1918.
Albert P. LaTendress was a Duluthian, and before reporting for
military duty lived at 3 West Fifth Street, Duluth.
Lloyd Ernest Le Due, also a well-known Duluthian, was the son
of A. C. LeDuc, of 10 North Twelfth Avenue, east. Lloyd was in
the United States Navy.
Fred LePage was known to a large circle in West Duluth, where
he lived before enlistment. He left Duluth early in 1918, and was
at the Front during about three months of hard fighting. He was
killed in action in France on October 8, 1918. A sister, Mrs. J.
LeSarge, lives at 2405 West Sixth Street, Duluth.
Martin Larson lived at 4405 Pitt Street, Duluth, before he en-
listed.
August Felix Leppi, son of Andrew Leppi, of Floodwood, was
born at Ely, St. Louis County, on December 4, 1895. He entered the
army in September, 1917, and for eight months was in training at
Camp Pike, Arkansas. He became tubercular, and died of consumption
at Floodwood on July 18, 1919.
Rudolph M. Lindquist, of Duluth, was 29 years old when he
reported for military duty on July 25, 1918. He was sent to Camp
Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S. C, and there assigned to the Fifty-Sixth
Pioneer Infantry, then being equipped for overseas duty. The unit
left for France soon afterwards, and was hard pressed in the campaigning
of that time. Lindquist developed pneumonia, and died in
France on September 30, 1918. His widow, Jennie R. Lindquist, lives
at 613 East Tenth Street, Duluth.
Frank A. Littlefield, who joined the Canadian Army and was
killed at Hennencourt, Belgium, September 28, 1918, was in the